A crowd of 200, twice the number of expected attendees, filled the banquet room at Vantage Tower Tuesday to hear the authors of "Let Trump Be Trump" discuss the president and the campaign trail.

Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club President Mickey Jackson said Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry's friendship with David Bossie, president of Citizen's United and former Deputy Campaign Manager Trump for President, helped secure the visit.

Bossie said he has visited Louisiana many times and attended alligator hunts held by Landry. Landry said when he learned Bossie and Corey Lewandowski, co-authors of the volume, would tour Louisiana, he knew one stop had to be in Monroe.

"When you think about about what they did and what Donald Trump did, it's really the story of the American dream, right?," Landry said. "We grew up believing the American dream is an opportunity. It's that you have an opportunity to go out and do whatever it is that you want to do."

Bossie said Landry helped secure Trump's August 2016 visit to flood-stricken areas near Baton Rouge. It was one of several stories the pair shared regarding the campaign trail and the president's first year in office.

"What the president did. What then Mr. Trump did every day through the sheer ferocity, what I term the ferocity of his campaign, the intensity, the amount of events, the amount of work he put in 20 hours a day, seven days a week, non-stop. It was something I had never seen before," Bossie said.

However, it was a story highlighting the faith of Vice-President Mike Pence that garnered the most emotional response from the crowd. Lewandowski, a former campaign manager for Trump, recounted his first visit to the Oval Office — a conversation with Trump and Pence that ended in prayer.

"We talked for 10 or 12,15 minutes, and the vice-president turns to me, and he looks at me. And he says 'Cory, will you do me a favor?' And I say, 'Mr. Vice-President, I will do anything you ask,' and he said 'I have to give a speech tonight, and I want to make sure I represent my country and this president. Will you bow your head and pray with me right now?"

Jackson said the story brought her to tears.

Rep. Frank Hoffmann also highlighted the story when discussing the event.

"The speech was fabulous" Hoffman said. "It makes us proud to know we've got those kind of folks working for our country."

The event was extremely popular for the club. When it was arranged, a goal was to sell 100 books and draw in 70-75 people. Approximately 200 people attended Tuesday's book tour stop, and 150 books were sold.

Jackson said funds raised at events help support Republican candidates.

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Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie sign copies of their book "Let Trump Be Trump" following a presentation to the Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club.(Photo: Ashley Mott/The News-Star)